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Arfvedsonite from
Koga Nepheline Syenite Intrusion, Buner District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Arfvedsonite
Formula:NaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arfvedsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Koga Nepheline Syenite Intrusion, Buner District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1353920
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1353920:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Arfvedsonite in this Region
Naranji Kandao Carbonatite Intrusion, Koga Nepheline Syenite Intrusion, Buner District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Nearest other occurrences of Arfvedsonite
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘAmbela Granite Complex, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘSillai Patti Carbonatite, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
References
Siddiqui, S. F. A., Chaudhry, M. N., & Shakoor, A. B. D. U. L. (1968). Geology and petrology of the feldspathoidal syenites and the associated rocks of the Koga area, Chamla valley, Swat, West Pakistan. Geol. Bull. Punjab Univ., 7, 1-30.
Chaudhry, M. N., Ashraf, M., & Hussain, S. S. (1981). Petrology of Koga Nepheline syenites and pegmatites of Swat district. Geol. Bull. Punjab Univ, 16, 83-97.
Le Bas, M. J., Mian, I., & Rex, D. C. (1987). Age and nature of carbonatite emplacement in North Pakistan. Geologische Rundschau, 76(2), 317-323.
 
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